The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michelle Perkins finished 280th of 431 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:49:34.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:49 quicker than the median and 124th of 431. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:29. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cape Town ran slow: the 203 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:02 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:10v median +0:01
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Block 02 12:43Running 2 9:12v median +3:07
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Block 03 16:11Running 3 9:47v median +3:21
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 6:44v median +0:12
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Block 05 12:35Running 5 7:13v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:19v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 6:06v median −0:22
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Block 08 18:12Running 8 7:30v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 425
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 425 women who finished.